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Edward Harrison is a senior Editor at Bloomberg. He is also the founder of Credit Writedowns newsletter, a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty five years of business experience. He speaks six languages and reads another five, skills he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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News from around the web: 2009-10-12

Edward Harrison
FT.com - Thomas Palley - A second Great Depression is still possible A reminder of the downside FT.com - Swedbank hits out at Latvia’s mortgage plan Of course they do. Latvia agrees budget cut goal Large spending cuts and tax…
Economy

Americans are not increasing savings

Edward Harrison
You have probably heard a lot of chatter from the media about a newfound thrift amongst American consumers. The general take is that Americans, faced with lost incomes and wealth and burdened by record levels of debt, have moved away…
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News from around the web: 2009-10-11

Edward Harrison
FT.com - Latvian contagion There will be contagion: Lithuania and Estonia at a minimum. bubbleinfo.com » Only The Shadow Gives you a taste of the extent of the shadow inventory overhang “Capitalism: A Love Story” « naked…
Economy

Is the Fed just jawboning?

Edward Harrison
I tend to think so. Yesterday, Ben Bernanke made what some media outlets are calling hawkish statements.  This, combined with heavy currency intervention by Asian central banks, helped to strengthen the U.S. dollar. However one must…

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